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Nursery World Award winner Incy Wincy’s approach to food is fun and goes beyond healthy eating. By Meredith Jones-Russell

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When Annalisa James bought Incy Wincy’s nursery in Bedale, North Yorkshire in 2013, she wanted to move away from ‘chocolate Mini Rolls and baked beans’ and overhaul fully the setting’s approach to food.

Five years later, the nursery has won the 2018 Nursery World Award for nursery food, commended by the judges for the ‘good food culture embedded throughout its practice, with balanced and creative menus’.

Nursery manager Sarah Moon-Gatford says the key has been establishing a relaxed approach to food that runs through all aspects of the setting.

‘We waited a long time before entering the Nursery World Awards because we felt that changing your approach to nutrition can sometimes be just a token gesture,’ she explains.

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